Miss America 2025 Is Crowned and Her NBA Player Boyfriend’s Reaction to Her Win is Priceless
There she is, the new Miss America.
Miss New York Cassie Donegan upgraded her tiara Sept. 7 besting 51 of her fellow contestants to take the literal crown in Orlando.
“Miss America has always been a powerful springboard,” the 27-year-old detailed after in a press release, “for ambitious women to turn their dreams into reality.”
Her victory netted the Belmont University musical theatre grad $70,000 in scholarships to use toward a master’s degree and a platform to discuss her community service initiative—a push for arts education in schools.
Said Donegan, also the chief operations officer of New York-based Southern Sitter LLC, “I am honored to represent an organization that provides scholarships, resources, and a platform for women to lead—and I’m deeply grateful for the chance to bring that mission to life.”
In other words, the 104-year-old pageant has grown a bit since it began as a “bathing beauty revue” on New Jersey’s Atlantic City boardwalk.
